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<H2>NAME</H2>

orcaxymon - Xymon client utility to grab data from ORCA
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>

<B>orcaxymon --orca=PREFIX [options]</B>

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<H2>NOTICE</H2>

This utility is included in the client distribution for Xymon 4.2.
However, the backend module to parse the data it sends it <B>NOT</B>
included in Xymon 4.2. It is possible to use the generic Xymon
NCV data handler in
<I><A HREF="../man8/xymond_rrd.8.html">xymond_rrd</A>(8)</I>

to process ORCA data, if you have an urgent need to do so.
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>

<B>orcaxymon</B> is an add-on tool for the Xymon client. It is 
used to grab data collected by the ORCA data collection tool 
(orcallator.se), and send it to the Xymon server in NCV format.
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orcaxymon should run from the client
<I><A HREF="../man8/xymonlaunch.8.html">xymonlaunch</A>(8)</I>

utility, i.e. there must be an entry in the 
<I><A HREF="../man5/clientlaunch.cfg.5.html">clientlaunch.cfg</A>(5)</I>

file for orcaxymon.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>

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<DT>--orca=PREFIX<DD>
The filename prefix for the ORCA data log. Typically this is the
directory for the ORCA logs, followed by &quot;orcallator&quot;. The actual
filename for the ORCA logs include a timestamp and sequence number, 
e.g. &quot;orcallator-2006-06-20-000&quot;. This option is required.
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<DT>--debug<DD>
Enable debugging output.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>

<A HREF="../man7/xymon.7.html">xymon</A>(7), <A HREF="../man5/clientlaunch.cfg.5.html">clientlaunch.cfg</A>(5)
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">NOTICE</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">OPTIONS</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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